I was the second of six kids. I wouldn't say we were poor; we had no money. That's different.

I was married for 30 years. Isn't that enough? I've had my share of dirty underwear on the floor.

My new motto is: When you're through changing, you're through.

Study your strengths; then decide how hard you want to work

When I was growing up my mom was home. She wanted to go to work, but she waited. She was educated as a teacher. The minute my youngest sister went to school full-time, from first grade, mom went back to work. But she balanced her life. She chose teaching, which enabled her to leave at the same time we left, and come home pretty much the same time we came home. She knew how to balance.

To entertain at home is both a relief and a rediscovery - of rooms and settings, of your favorite things, and particularly of your own tastes and ideas.

I love Champagne and I love to drink it out of any kind of beautiful glass.